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{{Infobox football tournament
| logo                 = Asian Cup Winners' Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize            = 150
| organiser            = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| founded              = 1990
| abolished            = 2002
| region               = Asia
| current champions = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] (2nd title)
| most successful club =  {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]<br />(2 titles each)
| website              = {{URL|http://www.the-afc.com|the-afc.com}}
}}

The '''Asian Cup Winners' Cup''' was an Asian [[association football|football]] club competition contested annually by the winners of [[domestic cup]] competitions. The cup was chronologically the second seasonal inter-Asian club competition organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). The tournament was started in [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]] and ran for 12 seasons, with the final edition held in [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]], after which it was discontinued to form the [[AFC Champions League]]. The winners of the Cup Winners' Cup used to contest the [[Asian Super Cup]] against the winners of the Asian Club Championship. The most successful clubs in the competition were [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] from [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] from [[Japan]] with two titles each.

==History==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|+ Winners
|-
!Season!!Winners
|-
|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|-
|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]]
|-
|[[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]
|-
|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Qadsiah FC|Al-Qadsiah]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]
|-
|[[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995-96]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]] || align=left|{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
|}

The competition was founded at the beginning of 1990 by the Asian Football Confederation, following the example of [[UEFA]], the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. For the first edition, seventeen clubs took part and Iranian club of [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] were the first winners, after defeating Bahraini [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] in the final. [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] won the last championship in [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]], defeating [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]].

==Records and statistics==
===Performances by club===
{{Main|List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Performances in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup by club
|-
!scope="col" |Club
!scope="col" |Title(s)
!scope="col" |Runners-up
!scope="col" |Seasons won
!scope="col" |Seasons runner-up
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]], [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]<sup>1</sup>
|style="text-align:center;" |2
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|[[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Qadsiah FC]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama Flügels]]<sup>2</sup>
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shonan Bellmare]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1995–96 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ittihad FC|Al-Ittihad]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
|{{sdash}}
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[South China AA|South China]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Shaab CSC|Al-Shaab]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1995–96 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagoya Grampus]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonnam Dragons]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawraa]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
|-
!align="left" scope="row"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|style="text-align:center;" |0
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|{{sdash}}
|[[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
|}
''<sup>1</sup> including [[Nissan FC]].''  <br>
''<sup>2</sup> [[Yokohama Flügels]] was merged with [[Yokohama Marinos]] to [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] in 1999.''

===Performances by nation===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Performances in finals
|-
!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Titles
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|align=center|6
|align=center|1
|align=center|7
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Japan}}
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Iran}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|South Korea}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Iraq}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|China}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope=row|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
|}
<noinclude>

===Performances by coach===
The following table lists the winning managers of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Club!!Coach
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis FC|Persepolis]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Parvin]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991–92]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Hidehiko Shimizu]] 
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama Marinos]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Hidehiko Shimizu]] 
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1993–94]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Qadisiyah FC|Al-Qadisiyah]]
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ján Pivarník]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Yokohama Flugels]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antonio Carlos da Silva]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1995–96 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1995–96]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Shonan Bellmare|Bellmare Hiratsuka]]
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Shigeharu Ueki]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mirko Jozić]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dusan Uhrin]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1998–99]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Jeddah|Al-Ittihad]]
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dimitri Davidović]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1999–2000]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Perryman]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Shabab]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlinhos (footballer, born 1937)|Carlinhos]]
|-
|rowspan=1|[[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1946)|Artur Jorge]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Asian Cup Winners' Cup finals]]

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as2.html Asian Cup Winners Cup] – [[RSSSF]]

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